Frugivory by introduced black rats (Rattus rattus) promotes dispersal of invasive plant seeds

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 781-792

  Shiels, Aaron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive feeding trials; Hawaiian Islands; Non native; Seed predation; Seed size; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CAPTIVITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; WEED;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; BUDDLEJA; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CLIDEMIA HIRTA; FICUS MICROCARPA; MICONIA CALVESCENS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS PALLIDA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RUBUS ROSIFOLIUS; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA PALMIFOLIA;

EID: 79751536609     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9868-7     Document Type: Article

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